Gun recoil pad



p f 1949. J. A. STEWART GUN RECOIL PAD Filed Oct. 24, 1.945

INVEN TOR. JOHN A. STEWART BY jg 7 ATTORNEYS Patented Apr. 26, 1949UNITED- STATES PATENT OFFICE- Application 0ctober24, 1945, Serial No.624,205 3 Claims. :(0'1. 4244) This. invention relates to gun recoilpads, and more especially is related to recoil pads in combination withgun-stock protectors or boots that are mounted on gun stocks to protectthem from the elements, and from impacts due to careless handling whileinuse.

The chief objects of the invention are to provide a novel and usefulgun-stock attachment of the character mentioned; to provide a protectorof the character mentioned that adequatelywill cushion the recoil of thegun; to provide a protector of the character mentioned that will hug thegun-stock tightly so that no foreign matter may find-its way'between thegun-stock and the protector; to provide a protector that requires nolacing or other fastening means; to provide a nice fit of the recoil padagainst the butt of the gun; and to assure that there will be norelative move ment between the recoil pad and the butt of the gun whilethe gun is in use. will be manifest as the description proceeds.

Of the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the gun-stock protector per se, a portionthereof being broken away and in section;

Fig. 2 is an end elevation thereof as viewed from the right of Fig, 1;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the protector, and a resilient recoil padin operative association therewith, parts thereof being broken away andin section;

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 44 of Fig. 3; and

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the structure shown in Fig. 4, and agun-stock on which it is mounted for use.

Referring to the drawing, there is shown a gunstock protector or bootit, the same consisting of a stretchable boot having the general shapeof a gun-stock, and capable of being stretched into place thereover. Theboot is made by the dipping process from natural or artificial aqueousdispersions of rubber, such as rubber latex, or from dispersions ofsynthetic rubber-like compositions. In the manufacture of the boot, thedipping form (not shown) after being dipped in the Compositionaforementioned, is suspended with its larger end lowermost while thedeposit thereon is being dried and vulcanized, at which time there is anappreciable flow of the fluent deposit toward the lower end of the form,with the result that the deposit at the larger end of the form issomewhat thicker than the smaller end thereof. This is a desirablefeature since the thinner wall at the small end of the boot therebyOther objects has greater elasticity so that it may be pulled easilyover the large butt end of the gun, stretched somewhat beyond its finalposition of rest and allowed to snap back, with the result that a verytight and secure lodgment is achieved, and the recoil cushion is broughtfirmly to position where it will resist shifting,

The boot I8 is open at its smaller end, and at its large end is closedby an end Wall or bottom 12, the latter being integral with theremainder of the boot structure, and being flat in the un stressedcondition of the boot shown in Fig. 1. Although the major portion of theboot tapers toward the small end thereof, there is a relatively narrowcircumferential region I 3 contiguous with the end wall or bottom [2that does not taper; instead, the circumferential wall of the region [3is perpendicular to the end Wall I2. The region i3 is joined to thetapering portion of the body It] by a shoulder 20 for a purpose to belater explained.

Located interiorly of the boot in said region l3 thereof is a recoil pad[5. Said pad I5 is composed of resilient yielding material, preferablycellular or sponge rubber. The thickness of the pad I5 is the same orsubstantially the same as the width of the region [3, said pad normallybeing flat with its marginal face perpendicular to its top and bottomfaces. The profile of the pad I5 is complementary to the circumferenceof the region l3, interiorly of the boot, which is somewhat of ovalshape as will be observed in Fig. 2.

In Fig, 5 the device is shown mounted on a gun stock [8. As shown, thesize of the stock is such as to take up the step in the rubber sleeve sothat the forward portions thereof appear as a direct prolongation of thesides of the region l3. Thus, the tapering portion of the sleeve isgripping the stock in tension longitudinally thereof, which holds thecushion l5 firmly in place; the cushionbearing end is not offset eitherway from the stock, which condition would tend to cause it to be movedabout from time to time by accidental contacts, and, finally, thepleasing continuity of line is maintained in the stock end of the gun.If the sleeve were straight in the normal unstressed condition, eitherthe holding power or the appearance would have to be sacrificed. Thesecure lodgment of the cushion would be impaired in any case if thesleeve were normally straight.

As shown in Fig. 5, the sleeve ID engages the stock tightly due to thereduced section just discussed, and it will, in general, trap air as at[6.

It is well known that gun stocks fall in certain classes as to size. andin each class there are shoulder, and a removable shock absorbing pad,of resilient porous material in the said compart- Although theembodiment of the invention shown and described herein is the preferredform thereof, it will be understood that it is for illustrative purposeonly, and that changes in material, dimensions, and proportions may bemade without departing from the-spirit of the invention or the scopethereof as defined by the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. In combination, a gun butt pad comprising a unitary boot ofrubber-like material having a tapering profile corresponding generallyto that of a gun stock, said boot having an enlarged rear compartmentgenerally rectangular in profile at the top, as viewed from the side,and joined to the tapering portion by a curved portion directed inwardlyand forwardly of the sleeve, and

a removable shock absorbing pad of porous, resila ient material in thesaid compartment.

2. In combination, a gun butt pad comprising a unitary boot ofrubber-like material having a tapering profile corresponding generallyto that of a gun stock, said boot having an enlarged rear compartmentgenerally rectangular in profile atthe top, and of uniform wall thlck-*ness, a curved portion connecting the said com-- partment and thetapering profile portion, and

directed inwardly and forwardly of the sleeve, the wall thickness of thesaid tapering portion diminishing in the direction away from the '3. Incombination, a gun butt pad comprising a unitary boot of rubber-likematerial having a tapering profile corresponding generally to that of agun stock, said boot having an enlarged, rear compartment generallyrectangular in profile at the top as viewed from the side, and joined tothe tapering section by a curved portion directed inwardly and forwardlyof the sleeve, said enlarged compartment adapted to snugly receive ashock absorbing pad of porous resilient material.

- JOHN A. STEWART.

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